What you do in your first year?Here are just some of the psychological questions that you are likely to think about on our course: How do children learn to think?How do drugs affect behaviour?How can people develop their memory?What can a baby see?How do others influence our attitudes and moral values?Here at Lancaster we take pride in teaching our students to deepen their understanding about questions like these. Over the three years that you're with us, we'll teach you how to think clearly and creatively about psychological issues. You will do this within a vibrant research culture that trains you to approach psychological problems in a practical and scientific way. In part I (ie. the first year), our students take two psychology courses. More information about these is given below. Students may take "PSYC101 -Understanding Psychology" if they are going on to major in another degree course, while students graduating with a psychology degree do both courses. ▼ What students say A first year student, Liam Jarman, recently wrote to the department; "A huge thank you for all the hard work that all of the tutors and admin staff have put in this year. You have all made my year particularly enjoyable. I've found Psychology a fascinating subject ... The quality and clarity of the lectures has been outstanding and I've found it a pleasure to be taught by all of you!!" ▼ PSYC101 - Understanding Psychology In Part I Psychology, the PSYC101 course introduces you to the four main approaches to Psychology that you will be studying over the three years of your degree: Developmental PsychologyDevelopmental psychology concerns change across the lifespan. In your first year, you will have the chance to explore how infants perceive space, patterns, objects and events. Another current topic on the course involves thinking about how infants and young children develop a sense of emotional attachment to others. Cognitive PsychologyCognitive psychology involves the study of visual processing, memory, problem solving, and language. First year topics include the study of memory and human reasoning skills. Recognising faces seems an effortless thing to do usually, but it is a highly complex and intricate ability. You will explore the component systems involved. Social PsychologyIn social psychology we study how groups and people interact. For example, you will explore how our behaviour is influenced by the real or imagined presence of others. You will also have the chance to consider how we develop a sense of personal and social identity. NeuroscienceNeuroscience involves the study of brain function (asking whether particular areas of the brain are responsible for specific psychological behaviours) and also learning about brain changes in neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's Disease or Alzheimer's Disease. ▼ PSYC102- Investigating Psychology The PSYCH102 course introduces you to some of the techniques and approaches that psychologists use to study human behaviour, thinking and emotion. By increasing your understanding such research methods, we are preparing you to do you own research, an essential part of your training as psychologists. This part of your course involves lots of practical work in small groups as well as larger lectures. We also introduce students to quantitative procedures used throughout Psychology and included on all recognised undergraduate psychology courses. However, we take care in providing reinforcement of foundational concepts and offer support for students apprehensive about quantitative work. |
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